Antonius

Antonius (,), is the 22nd Metropolitan of the Holy and Great City of Our Lord, Jerusalem (Holy Zion), and Archbishop of the Holy and Ancient Archdiocese of Jerusalem, all Palestine and the Near East. He is also the Abbot of the Monastery of Saint Anthony, Jerusalem, and the Monastery of Saint George, Jerusalem.

Early life He was born Emad Timotheos Sharmokh , in Abu Tig, Asyut, Egypt, on July 25, 1969. His father is Hegumen Timotheos Sharmokh, the vicar for the Diocese of Abu Tig. His two younger brothers were also later ordained priests in the Diocese of Abu Tig.

He received a B.S. in Agricultural Science from Assiut University, and a second B.S. in Pharmaceutical Sciences from Mansoura University. He went on to work as a pharmacist before pursuing the monastic life. The ceremony couldn't be held at the current See of the Patriarchate of Alexandria, Saint Mark's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral, Abbassia, due to the renovations that were taking place there at the time in preparation for the celebration of its 50th anniversary.